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• Re: Oh Deer, Oh Deer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:24:11 -0700
  ...The horn on the Ford Escort...........got stuck on too............we think from the driver's air bag going off. Funny how laws are...
• Re: Spoke too soon... (won't idle when warm)
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 21:58:48 -0600
  ...The weird thing I noticed the last couple of times, when I >> start up from a cold start, the horn honks quietly. Maybe an...
• Re: State of the List... State your ages!!!!!!! :<) Other cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - MilosKitchen
  Sat, 8 May 2004 20:30:56 -0400
  ...Had 2 beetle horn grilles at rear of hood corners for cooling air flow out of engine bay.) Check the A. C. Cobra Registry...
• Re: [Syncro] Why SA big brakes saved my ass today
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Mon, 7 Mar 2005 13:38:02 -0800
  ...Thanks Veronica Fraga for > installing these >> things before I bought yer van, and thanks for installing that >> industrial >> strength horn. Scared the bejeeezus out...
• Re: Headlight low beam failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 4 Dec 2016 13:15:18 -0800
  ...white lithium grease and NOT di-electric grease is on the horn ring on steering column; even though GoWesty says otherwise. BTDT. > In general...
• Re: Potts new Vanagon(s)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:59:05 -0400
  ...There are > still about 2-3 little details to take care of on the 87 (horn, reverse > lights, alternator swap) but none of them...
• Re: Anyone have a copy of the Ultimate Trip Checklist?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 08:15:08 -0600
  ...inspection, headlights (hi/lo beams), running lights, turn > signals, back-up, instrument & interior, other. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > ____Horn: operation. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > ____Electrical � miscellaneous: Inspect. > > Note:________________________________________________________________________________________________ > > ____Chassis lubrication...
• Re: hesitation from a stop and replacing afm
  Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:17:09 -0500
  ...Having just replaced the head > > gasket I was pumped up enough to grab the bull by the > > horns and put in that AFM. > > Let...
• Re: HOW TO make other vw model steering wheels fit the VANAGON (G TI, Scirocco, etc
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 19:58:41 -0700
  ...wheel now fits, horn works, and turn signals cancel properly. i used a large diameter split washer under the nut when bolting the wheel...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:46:21 -0600
  ...They waved, blew the horn again, but didn't > stop. Wish they had. >> >> But it's nice to know I'm not alone in...
• Re: Would you buy this salvage title Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:25:45 -0700
  ...I had to replace all the tail light lenses and one headlight, fix the horn and get the headlights adjusted to pass inspection. It...
• Re: List of mods that keep the Vanagon stock
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:02:58 -0400
  ...BZ shelf > - Add stove grill > - Add fog-lights > - Add extra/ louder horns > - Add solar > - Add canvas rainfly > - Add skylight vent fan > - Add rear hatch...
• Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Feb 2022 07:14:48 -0800
  ...The wipers, horn, and back up being fed from that circuit are left over from before the days the "X" contact, I think 1971...
• Re: Are Today's Young People Mechanical Nitwits?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:22:20 -0700
  ...And if > you ever > > > revive your > > > desire for french motoring and want to hear the > > > city-horn-country-horn > > > sound again, let me know...
• Re: 85 GL. 1.9 Woes- like whoa, won't go....
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 18 Nov 2015 22:03:27 -0700
  ...went away…wow, it seemed like it did…also, my lame horn seemed to work again, AND the seatbelt safety light that used to...
• Re: Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 11:51:12 -0700
  ...Mine had a strong motor but all kinds of little BS that I had to sweat- the horn, the ignition switch, some Rube Goldberg...
• Re: battery in engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:18:55 -0800
  ...I'm sure there's a way to reroute this horn, if you > really > wanted to. > This would take away ballast from the front...
• Re: FaceTime repairs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 19 Nov 2014 13:34:59 -0600
  ...engine, I have relayed about everything in the car but the horn, painted the car, replaced window rubber, etc and a host of other...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:51:05 -0600
  ...they'll turn on the key to listen to the radio ..or accidently blow the horn and scare the crap out of you etc...
• Re: Junkyard speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 17 Sep 2010 08:01:02 -0700
  ...Thursday, September 16, 2010, 5:25 PM > > Get a pair of corner horns to go with the Cornwalls and you have the > makings > of...
• road rage...my first experience tonite.. LOCK YOUR DOORS!!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 Feb 2001 04:19:45 EST
  ...he slows, (not locking brakes) and hits the horn as he passes me. ok, so it was a minor inconvienience, and i should have...
• [vanagon] VW Bashing
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 08:17:25 -0700
  ...Honk your horn and wave if you see me. I have the time to wave back. And remeber Terry, your never married to tradgedy...
• Re: Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:11:48 -0500
  Sam Payne wrote: >Ladies and Gentlemen of The List, > > Here I am, stuck on the horns of another dilemma which is rapidly >becoming as...
• Re: Scraping sound turning the wheel
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:26:56 -0600
  ...Is the scraping sound at the steering >> wheel or underneath? I just solved a scraping sound at the wheel >> by lube-ing the horn...
• Re: Parts Place preys on "customers"(longish)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Tue, 25 Jul 2000 13:33:57 -0400
  ...guts-griping harpy loggerheaded half-faced hedge-pig lumpish hasty-witted horn-beast mammering hedge-born hugger-mugger mangled hell-hated joithead mewling idle...
• Re: Recommendations, anyone?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:21:54 -0700
  ...for example..the horn contact ring wears badly at the 9 o'clock position , or whatever it is, where the metal tab rides on...
• Re: No fuel pressure options?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 31 Oct 2013 13:43:51 -0500
  ...The engine will cough when ether is briefly shot into the >> air horn, so it's not an ignition or compression issue. i have...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 15:05:55 EDT
  ...the quick > pass > then get in front of you, invoke the horn or even the 'finger'. I have even > found a bunch of repeat...
• Re: yokohama y356
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ayers
  Sun, 26 Sep 2004 11:59:37 -0500
  ...yokohama y356 > >> > >>In a message dated 9/24/04 12:46:54 AM, Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM > >>writes: > >> > >><< and even on dry pavement...
• Re: Aux driving lights question..best easy power source..?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:31:52 -0400
  ...I eventually used the same wire to power my triple Mercedes S-class horn. 2008/7/31 Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> > Hi all...
• Re: Odometer stopped
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:43:15 -0500
  ...Congratulations!! The little brass thing in your steering wheel that makes the horn work is $14.00, head bolt washers are over $3.00...
• Re: Defroster questions
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 10 Mar 2023 12:26:16 -0800
  ...Blower > > 11 8 Amp (White) Turn Signals > > 12 8 Amp (White) Horn, Back-Up Lights > > > > > > Additional Fuses At Right Of Fuse Panel > > 13 8...
• Re: Knobs, wheels, etc.
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Fri, 5 Aug 1994 08:10:10 -0700 (PDT)
  ...first, you have to get that little horn button > out of the way. that's fun. :) on the vanagon, look around the edges of...
• Re: Fw: emission tests are a fraud
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 18:08:06 -0500
  ...I don't discount the value of testing brakes, emergency brakes, tire tread, wipers, horns and various lights and seat belts. What I'd...
• Re: The transitional engine...
  Historical mailing list - Dirk Wright
  Thu, 23 May 1996 08:35:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...gov "I speak for myself and not my employer" 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 "A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns" *******************************************************************************
• FS:Many 87 wolfsburg Parts
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 20 Dec 2003 13:54:57 -0500
  ...airfilter housing&nbsp; $100</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>Steering wheel, no horn button&nbsp; $35</DIV> <DIV class=RTE>good used cv boots, no...
• Re: [NVC] Bicycles - Was - Re: re drafting big rig
  Historical mailing list - David King
  Fri, 2 Apr 2004 19:47:28 -0600
  ...Which means I will being on the receiving end of the horn and other assorted obsence hand gestures. Ive had motorists cuss me make...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:02:36 -0500
  ...I know a Fiat when I see it on the horn button. Had a few other weird cars: Crosley. American Bantam Singer Sunbeam Station...
• LEAF (Lake Eden Arts Festival)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Sep 95 09:32:15 EDT
  ...dance Seconds Flat- alternative country/bluegrass Inlakesh- aussie didjeridoo and Tibetan horns Rich Hartness and The Carolina Tune Twisters- knock down squared dance band...
• Re: Friday insights
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Fri, 13 May 2005 11:23:57 -0600
  ...My mechanic told me, "I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your >> horn louder." >> >> 24 . Why do psychics have to ask you...
• Re: I am not alone
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:46:14 -0800
  ...They waved, blew the horn again, but didn't stop. Wish they > had. > >>> > >>> But it's nice to know I'm not alone in...
• Re: Great Eastern American/Canadian Road Trip
  Historical mailing list - Theodore Hoekman
  Sun, 5 Aug 2012 22:23:05 -0230
  ...They kept it secret so nobody else could horn in on their trade. In summer you can take the Argentia ferry which lands about...
• post trip questios
  Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 01:31:25 -0500
  ...I push it back every morning but those sudden stops to avoid pedestrians/stopped cars/big horn sheep must cause it to shift forward...
• Re: NVC-Was: Driving on Air
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 9 Nov 2008 19:39:29 -0600
  ...Anybody wanna buy a chicken-powered van with an AUTHENTIC Rooster horn? One-of-a-kind! On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 7:31...
• Re: The Looks.....(vanagon envy?)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:17:07 -0800
  ...Good thing everyone honk their horns continually while they drive. NYE there is like the 4th of July in the US. Brings me back...
• Compare & Contrast: Diesel Westy vs. 2.1 WBX Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sam Payne
  Sat, 14 Jun 2003 19:37:58 -0400
  Ladies and Gentlemen of The List, Here I am, stuck on the horns of another dilemma which is rapidly becoming as much a marital...
• Re: nice article on current vw campers
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:02:15 -0700
  ...can hear > the > > > nice > > >> tdi in action (as well as the horn, the wipers, the blinker and the > > > warning > > >> signals) > > >> there are also four...
• Re: Tow Loops [back to thread subject]
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:29:42 -0700
  ...into those holes in a 'near sheet metal box' ...near the horn on the right side....similar on left side. those holes are *always...
• Re: Tiico Engine Questions
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 8 May 2003 13:48:49 -0600
  ...No shoe horns required, no frame or boddy cutting and welding. There are counterbalanced cranks with balanced rotating assembly, there are oversized cylinders and...
• break-ins was Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 2 May 2011 21:34:18 -0230
  ...I > simply > wanted the remote locks and actuators, so I opted not to add the horn, but > I > did install the flashing blue light...
• Re: 02 sensor life
  Historical mailing list - Coddington
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 13:13:49 -0700
  ...People behind me swear and honk the horn....I don't > really care, but > it doesn't allow for the occassional "need to get...
• Re: Would you buy this salvage title Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:53:19 -0700
  ...I had to > replace all the tail light lenses and one headlight, fix the horn and > get the headlights adjusted to pass inspection. It...
• Odds and Ends-Before the crusher
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 08:18:25 -0600
  ...Spedo cables, EGR Boxes, loud horn sets, ebespacher heaters (useless unless very complete). As for the Waser Boxers, I couldn't say but I...
• Re: Catastrophe!! The rest of the story.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:43:17 -0600
  ...No lights and horns. > > So that is the story. > > If you have never had this particular experience, I suggest you simulate > it so you...
• Re: Projectaholic
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 13 Nov 2001 05:20:27 -0600
  ...Well after about four hours of sorting through his half assed electrical engineering creation, I've got the horn, wipers, turn signals, headlights, tail...
• please help -- starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot (sean bartnik )
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 14:14:09 -0500
  ...Today it was when just the ignition was on (I was fixing my horn). Banging on the solenoid no longer solves the problem, like...
• Re: FaceTime repairs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:54:47 -0800
  ...engine, I > have relayed about everything in the car but the horn, painted the car, > replaced window rubber, etc and a host of other...
• Re: Beelzebub and The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Fri, 8 May 1998 09:10:04 -0400
  ...Beeelzebub himself, all decked out in like a red outfit and a spiked tail and horns. He came up to my window (luckily, my...
• Re: I get no respect
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 4 Apr 2004 14:21:05 -0500
  ...the >> quick >> pass >> then get in front of you, invoke the horn or even the 'finger'. I >> have even >> found a bunch of repeat...
• I'm in Love !!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:16:23 -0700
  ...Andy Yarnell [mailto:Andrew.Yarnell@KIMLEY-HORN.COM] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:59 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: State of...